ATHICA is hosting Lavender Lens Movie Nights, a series of film screenings selected by Carrie Miller, an independent filmmaker and entertainment and media studies major. Miller will host movie nights dedicated to the visual storytelling of the queer community twice a month through December. November’s first film is Paris is Burning, a story about the lives of drag queens living in New York City in the 1980s. This fabulous group of drag queens adopted a culture of flamboyance and community between their houses as they competed with each other in elaborate balls that highlighted the world of fashion. In addition, the film explores racism as well as poverty amongst these often shunned performers. The series will continue with a Queer Short Film Night featuring shorts by Miller, Andrea Maxwell and others on Nov. 15, and a double feature of The Celluloid Closet and The Watermelon Woman on Dec. 6.
WHO: Paris is Burning
WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 1, 7 p.m.
WHERE: ATHICA
HOW MUCH: Donations accepted
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